Clarksville, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A series of storms passed through Clarksville this weekend, leaving approximately 13,000 CDE Lightband customers without power.
The first round that came through Friday evening affected roughly 8,000 CDE customers. A second storm passed through the area on Saturday evening, raising that number to 13,000.
Both storms generated wind speeds of up to 70 MPH. High winds broke trees and light poles, which brought down power lines. Damage assessments by CDE Lightband personnel showed outages all across town.
As of 5:00 Sunday evening, power had been restored to all but 350 customers.
“Restoration progress slows considerably once we actually start removing the large trees off the lines and putting the wires back up,” said Brian Taylor, CDE Lightband general manager. “Early on, we can isolate where the most damage was done, and get the majority of customers back on fairly quickly. We want to assure customers that we are working around the clock to get power restored to everyone affected.”
Additional contract crews have been dispatched to assist, as well as crews from Gallatin Department of Electricity.
To report an outage, please call (931) 648-8151 and select option 1. You may also report your outage online and view our outage map at www.cdelightband.com on your mobile device. If you see power lines down, stay away and call 911.
CDE Lightband broadband customers may experience service issues once their power is restored and are encouraged contact their technical support team. CDE will work quickly to resolve any individual issues.